As a Congresswoman, Zerqa will work across the aisle to support policies that:
- Provide adequate funding for public education including higher education
- Ensure higher salaries for teachers
- Hold ALL schools accountable
- Invest in protecting and empowering teachers with resources
- Support parent’s right to be informed and have a say in their children’s education
- Create safe spaces for at-risk children
- Address child abuse, harassment and bullying in schools and homes
- Ensure that there are absolutely no guns in schools
Zerqa has worked tirelessly alongside parents, teachers and youth for over three decades to provide opportunities and resources for students to have safe environments to learn.
She has led and participated in multiple initiatives that ensured early childhood education, higher highschool graduation rates, college prep, and industry-driven higher education to ensure higher earning capacity and prosperity.